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Norwegian Robotics Startup 1X will begin early testing of the humanoid robot Neo Gamma at “hundreds to thousands” homes by the end of 2025, according to the company's CEO BerntBørnich. “Neo Gamma will be in the house this year,” Børnich told TechCrunch in an interview at NVIDIA GTC 2025. In recent months, the hype around humanoid robots in the home has reached new heights. Figure, a Bay Area-based competitor with an active social media presence, announced in February that it will begin home testing of humanoid robots in 2025. A few weeks later, Bloomberg reported that he was speaking on…
It was on, then, and then, and now it's on again – and this time for more money. Yes, the Equity Podcast delves into the acquisition of Google's $32 billion cloud security startup Wiz. There was a lot to unpack: why, how, and what it means. And of course there was the “who wins” part. Sequoia will win a VC Award for total payments. But another Israeli Plucky VC was called CyberStarts. Find out how much you can and find out other insights from the crew and break up fees if the deal fails. Listen and listen to the entire…
Operation Zero, a company that only sells Zero Days to the Russian government and local Russian companies, announced on Thursday it was looking for an exploit for popular messaging app Telegram, and is willing to offer up to $4 million. Exploit Broker offers up to $500,000 for “one-click” Remote Code Execution (RCE) Exploit. For Zero Click RCE Exploits, up to $1.5 million. And up to $4 million for a “complete chain” exploit. It probably refers to a set of bugs that allow hackers to access the target telegram and access the entire operating system or device. Zero-day companies like Operation…
On Thursday, a federal judge issued an order blocking Elon Musk's government's efficiency, blocking access to the Social Security Agency (SSA) system that stores the personal information of millions of Americans. In Thursday's verdict, Maryland's US District Judge Ellen Hollander accused Doge of “essentially engaged in fishing expeditions” seeking fraud based on “more than doubt.” Hollander said he “has never specified or made clear” why Doge should access “the personal and private data of millions of Americans.” Access per Hollander violates several federal privacy laws, and the order warns of cybersecurity risks. According to the filing, Doge had 10 staff…
The North Korean government is reportedly establishing a new hacking group within the Intelligence Reporting Agency's General Reconnaissance Bureau (RGB). Daily NK, a news outlet focusing on North Korea, reported last week that a new hacking unit called Research Centre 227 will focus on research to develop “offensive hacking techniques and programs” citing sources within the administration. Sources said the Research Center 227 will work to investigate cybersecurity systems and computer networks in the western region, strengthen the administration's ability to steal digital assets, develop AI-based technologies for information theft, and respond to information from North Korea's overseas hacking units.…
Germany's Munich RE has signed a decisive agreement to acquire digital insurance company Next Insurance for $2.6 billion, the company announced Thursday. Founded in 2016, Next Insurance, based in Palo Alto, focuses on providing insurance to small and medium-sized businesses. It was last valued at $2.5 billion when it raised $265 million in late 2023. The following insurance supporters include Group 11, Allstate, Allianz X, Battery Ventures, Capital G, Redpoint Ventures, Nationwide, Amex Ventures, Ribbit Capital and others. According to CrunchBase, the company has raised nearly $1.2 billion in its lifetime. Like many fintechs, the next insurance rating has been…
Google is rolling out a new Gmail update designed to help you find the email you're looking for faster. On Thursday, the company announced that it will use AI to consider factors such as remency, most clicked emails, and frequent contacts when surfing emails based on search queries. Until now, Gmail would simply display chronological emails based on keywords. “This update will make the email you're looking for much more likely to be at the top of your search results. It will save you valuable time and help you find important information more easily,” he wrote in a blog post.…
CoreWeave said Wednesday it hopes to sell its first public shares between $47 and $55 per share, and it hopes to place the gold between about $2.2 billion and $2.6 billion. The word on the street is that CoreWeave wanted at least $3 billion, perhaps more than $4 billion. But price range announcements are always a bit of a game. The scope announced is often lower than bankers think the company really can get. The company then officially sets a high price. Doing that will help build excitement on the first day of the transaction, telling retail investors that they…
Claude, Anthropic's AI-powered chatbot, can now search the web. This is a feature that has been escaped for a long time. Web search is currently available in previews of paid Claude users in the US, and Humanity said on its blog that free users and additional countries support are coming soon. Users can toggle web searches in Profile Settings from the Claude Web App, and Claude automatically searches between sites to notify you of specific responses. For now, web search only works with the latest human models powered by Claude, Claude 3.7 sonnets, humanity said. “When Claude incorporates information from…
Meta's social networking threads are X-competitors with over 320 million active users per month, rolling out new features related to topics, replies controls, and app video playback. The company also says it is personalizing political content proposals to users. When combined, this feature is intended to relate the app to the user and make users engage in content on the network when X is no longer the sole competitor of the thread. Today, Meta is facing the rise of alternative networks like BlueSky. Bluesky has a platform with over 33 million users and an exciting rival on Instagram. To help…